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Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810

Portability
82
Imaging
53
Features
73
Overall
61
Olympus OM-D E-M10 front
 
Olympus TG-810 front
Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 Key Specs

Olympus E-M10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 396g - 119 x 82 x 46mm
  • Announced March 2014
  • Updated by Olympus E-M10 II
Olympus TG-810
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 215g - 100 x 65 x 26mm
  • Revealed August 2011
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Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 Overview

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M10 and Olympus TG-810, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof and both of them are built by Olympus. The resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the TG-810 (14MP) is fairly similar but the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and TG-810 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 was announced 2 years later than the TG-810 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus TG-810 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-M10 matches up vs the TG-810 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-M10 over the Olympus TG-810

 E-M10 TG-810 
RevealedMarch 2014August 2011Fresher by 32 months
Manual focus More exact focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1037k920kCrisper display (+117k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Olympus TG-810 over the Olympus E-M10

 TG-810 E-M10 

Common features in the Olympus E-M10 and Olympus TG-810

 E-M10 TG-810 
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display dimensions
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 has got outer measurements of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-810 has sizing of 100mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") and a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M10 compared to the TG-810.

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and TG-810 is 82 and 92 respectively.

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 and TG-810.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 with its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-M10 will offer you more detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-M10 Portrait photography details
Olympus TG-810 Portrait photography details
71
you can focus manually
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features face detect focus
delivers RAW formats
33
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
features face detection focusing
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-M10 Street photography features
Olympus TG-810 Street photography features
77
screen tilts up and down
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
boasts touch to focus
good high ISO (25,600)
heavier than others (396 grams)
61
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proofing
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-M10
Sports photography with Olympus TG-810
66
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good megapixels (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features tracking focus
does not have phase detect auto focus
40
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
features tracking autofocus
weather proofing
slow fps (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
bad battery power (220 shots)
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-M10 Travel photography info
Olympus TG-810 Travel photography info
67
boasts touch to focus
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
heavier than others (396g)
display is not selfie friendly
64
weather proofing
megapixel count decent (14MP)
flash built-in
rather wide (28mm)
no Timelapse recording
bad battery power (220 shots)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-M10 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus TG-810 as a Landscape photography camera
79
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good megapixels (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
good high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
43
rather wide (28mm)
screen size is decent (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
weather proofing
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
no manual control
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
bad battery power (220 per charge)
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-M10 Vlogging details
Olympus TG-810 Vlogging details
33
touch screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
features face detect focus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
display is not selfie friendly
no mic jack
heavier than others (396 grams)
30
rather wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
features face detection focusing
slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external microphone jack
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Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus TG-810 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-M10 and Olympus TG-810
 Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus TG-810
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus TG-810
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Waterproof
Announced 2014-03-18 2011-08-16
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic VII TruePic III+
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 4288 x 3216
Maximum native ISO 25600 1600
Lowest native ISO 200 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 81 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.9-5.9
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 1,037 thousand dot 920 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech TFT LCD TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.58x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 8.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 5.80 m (ISO100) 4.20 m
Flash modes Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual(1/1(FULL)~1/64) Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/250 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 396 grams (0.87 lbs) 215 grams (0.47 lbs)
Physical dimensions 119 x 82 x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") 100 x 65 x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 72 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.3 not tested
DXO Low light score 884 not tested
Other
Battery life 320 photographs 220 photographs
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-5 LI-50B
Self timer Yes (12 sec., 2 sec.,custom (Waiting time 1-30sec.,Shooting interval 0.5/1/2/3sec.,Number of shots 1-10)) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Launch price $600 $428